Waterflooding Proves Useful in Deepwater Gulf of Mexico Overpressured Turbidites

摘要

Good primary recovery, high drilling cost, and facility limitations mean water injection is not commonly used in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico. However, waterflooding can supply additional reservoir energy for producing substantial quantities of oil trapped by limited displacement drive and poor sweep efficiency. This paper is a detailed examination of Pleistocene-to-Upper-Miocene turbidite reservoirs in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico under water injection. Waterflooding strategies have proved to be highly effective in achieving good incremental oil recovery from these reservoirs.